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Finland
Nickname(s)	Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)
Association	Football Association; of Finland; (Suomen Palloliitto)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Anna Signeul
Captain	Tinja-Riikka Korpela
Most caps	Laura Österberg Kalmari (130) ; Anna Westerlund (130)
Top scorer	Linda Sällström (48)
FIFA code	FIN
FIFA ranking
Current	25 5 (18 December 2020)
Highest	14 (September 2005)
Lowest	32 (March 2019)
First international
	Finland 0-0 Sweden ; (Mariehamn, 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
	Finland 7-0 Armenia ; (Helsinki, 21 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
	Denmark 9-0 Finland ; (Vejen, 26 July 1975)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2005)
Best result	Semifinals (2005)

The Finland women's national football team, also known as nickname The Boreal Owls (Finnish: Helmarit),^[1] represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland (SPL/FBF), reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark. Finland hosted the 2009 EC finals.^[3]

The Finnish team now has a few players that are considered to be among the best in the female football, such as Laura Österberg Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and Anne Mäkinen.

As of March 2017, the team is ranked 28th in the FIFA world ranking. This is the lowest status since the ranking started in 2003. From 2004 to 2010 the typical ranking was #16.^[4]

History

Main article: History of the Finland women's national football team

The beginning

The Finland women's national football team played its first international match...

Team image

Nicknames

The Finland women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)"^[1].

Results and fixtures

Main article: Finland women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

2020

5 March Cyprus Women's Cup	Finland	1-1	Czech Republic	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:30	Collin 68	Report	Westerlund 48 (o.g.)	Stadium: AEK Arena

8 March Cyprus Women's Cup	Croatia	3-2	Finland	Larnaca, Cyprus
13:00	Rudeli? 21 Lojna 40 Landeka 55	Report	Rantala 5 Öling 20	Stadium: AEK Arena

11 March Cyprus Women's Cup	Finland	4-2	Slovakia	Larnaca, Cyprus
15:30	Öling 16 Sällström 34 Westerlund 75 Collin 84	Report	Westerlund 11 (o.g.) Hmírová 90+1 (pen.)	Stadium: GSZ Stadium

27 October Euro 2022 qualifying	Finland	1-0	Scotland	Helsinki, Finland
17:15 (18:15 EET)	Summanen 49	Report		Stadium: Helsinki Football Stadium Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

1 December Euro 2022 qualifying	Scotland	0-1	Finland	Edinburgh, Scotland
20:30 (19:30 GMT)		Report	Rantanen 90+5	Stadium: Easter Road Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary)

2021

19 February Euro 2022 qualifying	Finland	1-0	Portugal	Helsinki, Finland
17:15 (18:15 EET)	Sällström 90+3	Report		Stadium: Bolt Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)

23 February Euro 2022 qualifying	Cyprus	0-5	Finland	Larnaca, Cyprus
18:00 (19:00 EET)		Report	Koivisto 4 Sällström 6 Engman 12 Collin 31 Kemppi 90+3	Stadium: AEK Arena - Georgios Karapatakis Attendance: 0 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of February 2021

Head coach: Anna Signeul
Assistant coach: Marianne Miettinen
Assistant coach: Marko Saloranta
Assistant coach: Mika Sankala
Goalkeeping coach: Aki Moilanen

Manager history

Main article: List of Finland women's national football team managers

Correct as of 20 February 2021

Tenure	Coach	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
1973-77	Juhani Nirkkonen	12	1	1	10	008.33
1978	Simo Syrjävaara	3	1	1	1	033.33
1979-89	Kaj Österberg	44	13	12	19	029.55
1989-92	Jyrki Nieminen	24	3	4	17	012.50
1993-96	Nils Suomalainen	24	4	5	15	016.67
1996-00	Reima Kokko	46	11	3	32	023.91
2001-09	Michael Käld	107	35	22	50	032.71
2010-16	Andrée Jeglertz	76	27	13	36	035.53
2017	Marko Saloranta	6	2	0	4	033.33
2017-present	Anna Signeul	12	4	4	4	033.33

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the match against Portugal and Cyprus on 19 and 23 February 2021 respectively.^[5]
Caps and goals accurate up to 27 October 2020.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Paula Myllyoja	(1984-05-20) 20 May 1984 (age 36)	2	0	Pink Bari
12	1GK	Anna Tamminen	(1994-10-30) 30 October 1994 (age 26)	5	0	Hammarby IF
23	1GK	Tinja-Riikka Korpela	(1986-05-05) 5 May 1986 (age 34)	91	0	Everton

2	2DF	Elli Pikkujämsä	(1999-10-24) 24 October 1999 (age 21)	2	0	KIF Örebro
3	2DF	Tuija Hyyrynen	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 32)	109	2	Juventus
5	2DF	Emma Koivisto	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 26)	54	2	Brighton & Hove Albion
6	2DF	Anna Auvinen	(1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 33)	16	0	Inter Milan
15	2DF	Natalia Kuikka	(1995-12-01) 1 December 1995 (age 25)	51	3	Portland Thorns
16	2DF	Anna Westerlund	(1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 31)	127	4	Åland United
	2DF	Eva Nyström	(1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 21)	0	0	Hammarby IF

4	3MF	Ria Öling	(1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 26)	39	6	Rosengård
8	3MF	Olga Ahtinen	(1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 23)	30	3	Linköpings
10	3MF	Emmi Alanen	(1991-04-30) 30 April 1991 (age 29)	76	19	Växjö
11	3MF	Nora Heroum	(1994-07-20) 20 July 1994 (age 26)	72	1	Brighton & Hove Albion
19	3MF	Kaisa Collin	(1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 23)	21	2	Eskilstuna United
20	3MF	Eveliina Summanen	(1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 22)	20	2	Kristianstad
21	3MF	Iina Salmi	(1994-10-12) 12 October 1994 (age 26)	11	1	Valencia
	3MF	Julia Tunturi	(1996-04-25) 25 April 1996 (age 24)	25	0	Vittsjö

7	4FW	Adelina Engman	(1994-10-11) 11 October 1994 (age 26)	68	7	Montpellier
9	4FW	Juliette Kemppi	(1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 26)	52	4	London City Lionesses
13	4FW	Jenny Danielsson	(1994-08-30) 30 August 1994 (age 26)	26	6	AIK
14	4FW	Amanda Rantanen	(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 21)	1	1	PK-35
17	4FW	Sanni Franssi	(1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 25)	38	2	Real Sociedad
18	4FW	Linda Sällström	(1988-07-13) 13 July 1988 (age 32)	103	46	Paris FC
22	4FW	Jutta Rantala	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 21)	1	1	Kristianstad

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up to a Finland squad in the past 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Milla-Maj Majasaari	(1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 21)	0	0	AIK	vs. Scotland on 27 October 2020

DF	Nea Lehtola	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 22)	1	0	HJK	2020 Cyprus Women's Cup

MF	Linda Nyman	(1994-01-21) 21 January 1994 (age 27)	6	0	Logroño	2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
MF	Essi Sainio	(1986-09-09) 9 September 1986 (age 34)	48	3	HJK	vs. Scotland on 27 October 2020

FW	Heidi Kollanen	(1997-06-06) 6 June 1997 (age 23)	10	2	KIF Örebro	2020 Cyprus Women's Cup

Records

Main article: List of Finland women's international footballers

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps
1	Laura Österberg Kalmari	1996-2011	130
1	Anna Westerlund	2008-present	130

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps
1	Linda Sällström	2007-present	48	106

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result
1991	Did not qualify
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023	To be determined
Total	0/9

UEFA Women's Championship

Main article: Finland at the UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1984	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
2001
2005	Semifinals	4	1	1	2	5	8	-3
2009	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	2	5	5	±0
2013	Group stage	3	0	2	1	1	6	-5
2017	Did not qualify
2022	Qualified
Total	3/11	11	3	3	5	11	19	-8

Algarve Cup

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The Algarve Cup is a global invitational tournament for national teams in women's soccer hosted by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). Held annually in the Algarve region of Portugal since 1994, it is one of the most prestigious women's football events, alongside the Women's World Cup and Women's Olympic Football.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA
1994	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996	did not enter
1997	did not enter
1998	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2012	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	_	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	did not enter
2017	did not enter
2018	did not enter
Total	11/25	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cyprus Women's Cup

Cyprus Women's Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2012	7th place	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1
2013	7th place	4	1	1	2	5	6	-1
2014	12th place	4	0	1	3	1	8	-7
2015	9th place	4	1	1	2	3	7	-4
2016	8th place	4	0	1	3	3	8	-5
2018	11th place	4	1	1	2	4	7	-3
2019	9th place	4	1	1	2	3	6	-3
2020	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	7	6	-3
Total		24	6	8	17	22	43	-21

Nordic Football Championship

Women's Nordic Football Championship record
Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1974	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6
1975	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	13	-13
1976	Third place	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4
1977	Third place	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5
1978	Third place	3	1	1	1	1	4	-3
1979	Third place	3	1	1	1	2	5	-3
1980	Fourth place	3	0	2	1	1	8	-7
1981	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1
1982	Fourth place	3	0	1	2	1	6	-5
Total	9/9	23	3	6	14	9	56	-47

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Helmarit nimetty MM-karsinta-avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2018.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2020.
^ "Women's Euro 2009 in Finland". Embassy of Finland. 2009. Retrieved 2016.
^ "Finland". FIFA. Retrieved 2016.
^ "Helmarit nimetty Portugali - ja Kypros-otteluihin" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 2021.

External links

[helmari-1] "Helmarit nimetty MM-karsinta-avaukseen Serbiaa vastaan" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2018.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-2] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2020.

[3] "Women's Euro 2009 in Finland". Embassy of Finland. 2009. Retrieved 2016.

[4] "Finland". FIFA. Retrieved 2016.

[5] "Helmarit nimetty Portugali - ja Kypros-otteluihin" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 2021.

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FIFA ranking

Nickname(s)	Helmarit (the Boreal Owls)^[1]
Association	Football Association of Finland (Suomen Palloliitto)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Anna Signeul
Captain	Tinja-Riikka Korpela
Most caps	Laura Österberg Kalmari (130) Anna Westerlund (130)
Top scorer	Linda Sällström (48)
FIFA code	FIN


Current	25 5 (18 December 2020)^[2]
Highest	14 (September 2005)
Lowest	32 (March 2019)
First international
Finland 0-0 Sweden (Mariehamn, 25 August 1973)
Biggest win
Finland 7-0 Armenia (Helsinki, 21 November 2009)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 9-0 Finland (Vejen, 26 July 1975)
UEFA Women's Championship
Appearances	3 (first in 2005)
Best result	Semifinals (2005)